President Barack Obama signed into law a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to change the tax deadline to allow people who donated money after Jan. 1 to charities that help the families of two slain cops apply for an immediate tax deduction rather than wait until next year. … Full Article

You never know where you’ll find literary talent. It turns out that Nate Chura, a popular tennis professional at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn Heights, wields a pen as deftly as his tennis racket. … Full Article

A formal affiliation agreement between NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center, first announced in November, has now been completed as the two health care institutions have received approval for the partnership from all relevant government agencies, officials announced Wednesday. … Full Article

Elected officials pitched in to help a charitable group give out free food for Passover during a distribution effort at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that was organized like a precise military operation. … Full Article